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Orbis builds strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach for all.

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Training, technology, teamwork, and treatment and prevention are at the heart of everything we do. Read below to find out more about our focus areas.

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Visionaries 2025

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh Attends Orbis Visionaries Reception at Battersea Power Station

On the 20th of May, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh, joined us for our third annual Orbis Visionaries reception inside Control Room A at the historic Battersea Power Station in London. The Duchess attended in her role as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh Attends Orbis Visionaries Reception at Battersea Power Station

Flying Eye Hospital

DISCOVER THE FLYING EYE HOSPITAL

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. A state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room - this amazing aircraft has been a beacon of hope since 1982.
Orbis Flying Eye Hospital on the tarmac in Kingston, Jamaica

2024 Highlights with Orbis

We’ve achieved so much in the fight against avoidable blindness in 2024, thanks to you. Let’s make 2025 even brighter by changing lives together.

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Changing the Way the World Sees

Our mission and vision

We build strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach for all. Orbis is an eye care charity who believe in a world where everyone can access the eye care they need to thrive.
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2023: Our Year in Review

2023 Annual Report

We are delighted to present the 2023 online Orbis UK Annual Report. Thanks to our committed supporters, partners and volunteers, we are a step closer to our vision of a world where no-one is needlessly blind.

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Latest Updates

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June 02, 2025

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The Swiss watchmaker OMEGA supported international eye care charity Orbis at the prestigious Orbis Visionaries reception, held last night inside Control Room A at London’s iconic Battersea Power Station. The event included a silent auction for a Speedmaster 38 mm Orbis timepiece, which received a winning bid of £10,000—a watch that symbolises OMEGA’s enduring commitment to the fight against preventable blindness.

Special Edition OMEGA Watch Auction Receives Winning Bid of £10,000 for Orbis

May 22, 2025

The Swiss watchmaker OMEGA supported us ...